Luke Gregerson

One of the storylines coming out of the general managers meetings in Florida this week is that the free agent “Belle of the Ball” so far is none other than Darren O’Day, the side-arming reliever who spent the past four seasons with the Orioles.

There are plenty of higher profile free agents – plenty who will get bigger paydays – but there should be no surprise that many teams are circling around O’Day and his agent, Jeff Borris.

O’Day is the most consistent reliever in a weak market. He could close if needed. And baseball’s recent hot trend, brought to you by the Kansas City Royals and others, is to beef up the bullpen because...

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